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When Healthy Habits Stop Working: What Smart Women Overlook

May 28, 20252 min read

"Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen." — Brené Brown

I’ve been talking a lot lately about consistency.

Why it’s hard to build…

Why it slips when life gets messy…

And what really makes it stick.

But if that conversation has stirred up some uncomfortable feelings — guilt, frustration, shame —

I want you to know: that’s normal.

Most of the women I work with feel that way at first.

Because they’ve spent years believing:

“I should be able to figure this out.”

So when their habits don’t stick,

They assume the problem must be them.

But struggling doesn't mean failing.

And it definitely doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with you.

The women I work with are usually juggling a lot,

Big careers, full homes, packed calendars

...all while holding themselves to impossible standards.

So when they start to slip — when habits get dropped or routines get derailed — they do what they’ve been taught to do:

Try harder.

But here’s the truth:

If you don’t know what’s really keeping you stuck,

No amount of effort will get you unstuck.

It’s like when your car starts making a weird noise.

You don’t randomly swap out parts or bang on the hood hoping it’ll fix itself.

You go to a mechanic — someone who can look under the hood, diagnose the actual issue, and show you exactly what needs attention.


Not because you’re lazy.

Because you're smart.

You don't want to waste time and money trying to fix the wrong problem.


The same goes for your habits.

If something isn’t clicking, you don’t need to keep guessing.

You need someone who knows what to look for.


👉 That’s exactly why I created The Follow-Through Fix — a new, low-cost, personalized solution designed to help you uncover what’s actually keeping you stuck (and what to do about it).


It’s not a course.

It’s not a coaching commitment.

It’s a custom video review built around your real-life patterns — so you can stop second-guessing and start making progress with clarity and confidence.

Enrollment is opening soon — and I’ll be sharing more details here in the coming days.

If consistency has felt out of reach no matter how hard you try...

This might be the missing piece.

Stay tuned.

National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach

Coach Amanda Clark

National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach

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